On 1/20/24, #Chicago ratified a 3-year contract with #SecondCity leadership. After 2 full years of bargaining, this chapter is finally closed. This would not have happened without the support of our students, peers, and the general public. THANK YOU. Unions work. @iftaft #improv

...Paid prep time, increased protection for intellectual property, succession clause guaranteeing the contract if ZMC sells our company, Span of Day definitions & Content Flexibility Guarantees for facilitators, explicit permissions for outside work, and DEI commitments. @iftaft

While this is only a first step, there is still much to highlight: immediate pay increase for most faculty/music directors, increases for SecondCityWorks facilitators, backpay for 2023, bonuses tied to enrollment, guaranteed increases for years 2 & 3 of the contract... @iftaft

Congrats on the hard-fought TA @AICEunion!! When we fight, WE WIN! #UnionStrong

Congrats to teachers at the Second City Training Center in Chicago who are members of @AICEunion on their TA for a new union contract.

The work @AICEunion has done to get a first contract is amazing. Glad to be with the members tonight in Chicago to celebrate their victory.

AICE members still need to vote on and ratify the contract, the process of which will be organized very soon, but for now the #strike is officially suspended! Unions work. #improv #improvisation #sketch #comedy #chicago #toronto #hollywood #newyorkcity @iftaft

This is because of YOU! After a marathon 11-hour (and 11th-hour) bargaining session with #TheSecondCity leadership, we have an agreement! We appreciate SC leadership returning to the table, and seeing this through. And it would not have happened without the support of our allies!

“We’re 95% of the way there. They just have to meet to work out the 5 percent, and there’s some big gaps in the outstanding issues,” @AICEunion member Corey Bradberry said. Second City teachers set deadline for strike that could halt shows there

Show your support for @AICEunion members who will be on strike next week if management refuses to bargain further. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 Here’s how ⬇️

This is why it’s taken over 700 days to get here. This is why we’re going on strike: #TheSecondCity leadership refuses to acknowledge reality. Why? Is it because their job is to report profits to the private equity board, and people aren’t considered profits? @iftaft

#SC CEO Ed Wells is fibbing in the press: “31% raise over the agreement’s 3-year term”, when he should say “31% more pay, from a substandard rate, over NINE years: 3 years of the contract plus 6 years of frozen teacher pay since 2018.” Takes the shine off the rose, doesn’t it?

Until we have a fair first contract in hand, we’re on strike in 4 days at 12:01am on Tues, Jan 16. #improv #improvisation #sketch #comedy #chicago #toronto #hollywood #newyorkcity @iftaft

2) Give us a like comment or share! 3) Join us on the picket line starting Jan 16 (more on that soon) #improv #improvisation #secondcity #sketch #comedy #chicago #newyorkcity #toronto #hollywood @iftaft

1) Contact #TheSecondCity directly and actually say or write the words “I support AICE Union members and their demands for a fair first contract.” #improv #improvisation #secondcity #sketch #comedy #chicago #newyorkcity #toronto #hollywood @iftaft

We need your support! We go on strike at 12:01am on Tues Jan 16 if we don’t have an agreed upon fair first contract in hand. But you can help! #improv #improvisation #secondcity #sketch #comedy #chicago #newyorkcity #toronto #hollywood @iftaft

Here’s how you can help: (More info at https://t.co/IBIPacEHnr)

Case you haven’t heard, @AICEunion ain’t messing around at Second City.

6 days until we go on strike at #TheSecondCity #Chicago. SC leadership should return to the bargaining table, and agree to a fair first contract. An FAQ page is available at https://t.co/nuZlMAN6yP. You can submit your strike-related questions and read our answers. @iftaft

The countdown has begun. This strike is easily avoidable, and has been easily avoidable for over 700 days. It's never too late to do the right thing, Upper Management. @iftaft #CorporateGreed #WorkersRights #Chicago #Toronto #NewYork #TheSecondCity https://t.co/3bqgqJunyS